THE OMAITA DAILY MAY 27 , 181)7 ,
'THE OMAHA DAILY DE&
E. Editor.
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AS OFTH.V AS DHSIIIKD.
After tin ; til ? of wnr Greek is
Greek in a desperate eonlltet of verbal
recriminations.
One by one the obstacles to n liberal
exposition appropriation by the ntitc ; of
Illinois nro being removed by thu per
sistent uffurtK of Oniuha'e friends.
The Chlciifro 111:111 : who threw himself
'down thirteen stories succeeded in kill
ing himself , and the"etllcacy of the
number thirteen Is vindicated again.
Queen Victoria is graciously thankful
for all the congratulations received on
occasion of her birthday anniversary
and she doesn't care who knows how
old she Is.
The new city charter Is out In indexed
printed form. Now for a now compila
tion of the city ordinances as soon an
the reorganization under the 'new char
ter Is completed.
The rctu ( ] < st of the committee having
the Memorial day program In charge ,
that all business houses be closed during
tlm exercises , should meet with a fuvor-
nble response so for ns crcumstanccs
will allow.
The prl/.ft which goes with adyortlse-
nients In The Hi-is is the assurance that
advertisers reach the people whom tliuy
want to reach. The man who advertises
In Thi > I > eo may depend on getting his
money's worth.
Ex-ofllcials who are building hopes on
the overthrow of the new city char
ter by the supreme court will do well
to go slow about moving back into the
city hall. It Is not always safe to count
chickens before they nro hatched.
And now the sultan is being accused
of a breach of etiquette In complaining
in nu Interview of the conduct of one of
the ambassadors at his court. If the
fiiiltan cannot set the etiquette for his
own court ho might as well abdicate
now as later. ;
If the relief supplies for the destitute
Americans suffering in Cuba have to
pay Import duty the United States wll
be Indirectly contributing toward the ex
penses of the Spanish occupation of the
Island and the Spanish subjugation of
thu Cuban insurgents.
Pcopio who arc howling for visible
signs of promised prosperity arc Invited
to read the stock market reports from
South Omaha , which show the receipts
at the yards to bu dally running at a
higher average than , at any time
tlie exceptional summer of .181)4. )
When ox-Amlmssador Hustls states
publicly that ills residence In Paris has
only Increased Ma admiration for tin.
French people it Is plain lie lias no
deslro to conceal the fact that hi * would
not object to serving the United States
, ut Paris In the same capacity at another
timo.
According to Congressman Blum
Speaker Itced Is to all Intents and pur
poses the honso of representatives. This
Is exaggerating things n trllle. If
liowovor. It were necessary for onu imu
to direct the business of tlie honso
Speaker need would bo the member
whom the people would most raullly
cheese for that Job.
If Broker Chapman Is entitled to al
the luxuries lie Is enjoying while servlnj ,
out his sentence of Imprisonment foi
refusing to answer quest Ions propounds
in the senate sugar scandal Invcstlga
lion what klnil of accommodations wouh
Millionaire llnvwncyi r ask for In case
ho should bo coin luted for the same offense
fonso nnd given a similar sentence ?
rtryan Is to Imvo an Invitation to
spread his Independence day oratorj
buforo nu admiring Now York populace
As , however , ho Is said to bu slated fo
thu Pacillc coast for July 4 It is dilllcul
to see how ho can bo in both plai'es n
the satnu time. A phonograph fur
ntshcd with it klnotoscopu nttachmeii
might provu the key to Lho aolutiou o
thu problem.
TllKASUlll' HALAXCR AX ! ) TAMFF.
The opponents of tlm pending tariff
) lll ground their opposition largely upon
ho fact that because there Is n. consid
erable cash balance In the treasury
here Is no necessity for the proposed
changes in the tariff. Mr. Cleveland
nnd Secretary Carlisle held this view ,
t has been urged by ox-Postninster
General Wilson , who had something
o do with framing the present
nrlrt law , and It appears to prevail
unong the democrats of the senate , as-
timing that Senator Vest voices their
entlmunts. Tlie Missouri senator , In
opening the debate In opposition to the
nriir bill , dwelt upon this cash balance ,
le admitted that It came from the sale
of bonds , but declared that It makes no
llffereiico where It came from. Con-
Ider this from u practical point of view.
Tills treasury balance represents n
mrt of $1JC.XX.W ( ( ) ( ) borrowed by the
government to meet expenditures nnd
o replenish the gold reserve. On every
lollar of It the people nre paying In-
crest. Now every souml business prln-
iplo dictates thtit the government
should reduce its ili'bt ' and the Interest
ninluii as rapidly as practicable. As
he money In the treasury stands for
ntercst-bearlng debt It Is manifestly
leslrable that as much of It shall be
ised to pay off that debt ns possible ,
t would be well If every dollar of It
ould be so employed , because then the
> eoplo would be relieved of tlie annual
nterest charge of $8,000,000 or SfO.OOO-
XX ) and this money could be used In
lie public Interest , Instead of going to
urther enrich bondholders. This gov
ernment should never In time of peace
10 placed In u position compelling It to
XHTOW money to pay current expenses ,
nit having been placed In such a posl-
lon It should bu given the earliest op-
inrtunlty to pay off what It borrowed
mil not be required to go on In'dell-
iltely doing business ujyon the debt It
ias Incurred nnd which Is a heavy
luirge upon.the people. It is most un-
Mtslnosslike and unstntesmanllkc to
irge any such policy , for the Inevl-
able outcome of It must be Insolvency.
Nearly every month since the present
arlff law went Into effect lins witnessed
in excess of government expenditures
over receipts. Tlie total treasury dell-
jlcncy since that law became operative ,
ihirty-three months ago , amounts to
nero than the present cash balance in
the treasury , excluding the gold reserve.
To continue the * deficits would therefore
wipe out tills balance In a little more
than two years , and tliere can be no
loubt that deficits will continue un
less Micro Is n tariff change.
The people want a fiscal policy that
will provide the government with sntll-
clent Income to pay its running ex
penses and gradually reduce the public
debt. They do not desire that the gov
ernment shall do business ii borrowed
money. They do not wish to pay in
terest to the holders of government
bonds si day longer than is absolutely
necessary. They repudiated tit the last
general election the democratic policy
which compelled borrowing and they
now expect a change which will not
only obviate further sale Of bonds , but
will enable the government to resume
paying the public debt a republican
| ) olicy which was steadily maintained
while that party wan In control of the
government.
The Sun , In common with the republican
press of the state , has eatd a good many
mean things about The Omaha Dee and Its
attitude to the republican party. An open
confession U good for the soul and It must
be admitted that had the party heeded The
Reo'a odvlco In tlie past It doubtless would
now be In much better lighting condition.
Lyons Sun.
Among the most promising signs for
Nebraska republicans are the growing
sentiment of Its press and partisans in
favor of discarding tlie leaders under
whom the party has been forced to re
linquish control of the state nnd the
realisation that to regain control will
require a retracing of mis-steps made
under vicious nnd Irresponsible guid
ance.
Political parties , like men , should learn
by experience , lly avoiding the mis
takes which have In the past cost It
dearly , the republican party can and
should quickly re-i\stablish Itself In the
confidence ol1 the people and build up
anew Its old-time popular majorities. If
candidates are selected solely for their
ability , integrity , republicanism and high
standing as citizens , and no man even
considered whose reputation Is in the
least beclouded , the men who have been
driven out of the party because they
would not submit to a reign of corrupt
political methods will be drawn back to
their former associates and accept the
republican organisation n.s thu true em
bodiment of republican principles , which
they have never repudiated. A party of
principle must necessarily appeal to men
stronger than a fusion , spoils-hunting
combination , which rests on nothing but
an all-absorbing desire to maintain n
hold on the olllces.
Nebraska republicans can put them
selves In llrst-class fighting condition if
they will by giving evidence of good
Intentions and taking full advantage of
every opportunity presented.
iH nr
It has been slated In Washington
dispatches that one of the plans In re
gard to Cuba being considered by the
administration contemplates the pur-
rliuso of ( lie Island by the people of
Cuba , at a price to be fixed , and Hint
Mm purchase money shall be guaran
teed , principal and Interest , by thu
United States , with Uu > stipulation that
this country shall supervise and control
thu revenues and finances of Cuba
until the purchase money shall bu paid.
A dispatch from Madrid says that
Kagasta , the lender of the liberal party ,
will issue 'a statement announcing his
opposition to thu sale of Cuba , from
\vhlch It would seem that thu report of
such a plan being under consideration
at Washington was well founded.
It is needless to say that Spain would
not for a moment entertain a propo
sition of this kind and if It were pre
sented to that government it would Iw
very likely to sluirply resent it. More
over , If Snulu could l > e luduce , to Bull
Cuba rather than risk the loss of the
Island through war with the United
States growing out of our Intervention ,
It Is questionable whether the Insur
gents would be dlsposeti to assume so
great a' ' debt as that of several hundred
millions of dollars nnd place the control
of their revenues and finances In the
hands of this government. They expect
to get Cuba by fighting for it and If
they accomplish this they will want to
control everything tliere. Hut in nny
event it would bo most unwise for thu
United States to assume any such re
sponsibility as this plan Involve * . Un
doubtedly it would cause our govern
ment a great deal of trouble anil might
lead to grave complications. With
American olllclnls supervising the rev
enues nnd finances of Cuba we should
probably , have a revolt on our hands
there before the first payment of the
purchase money was made.
UKllMAX C03I3IHHUIAJ * 1IOSTIMT1 ;
At the dinner given to lion. Andrew
D. White , minister to Germany , by the
New York Lioderkrnnz society , lion.
Carl Scliurx made an address , In the
course of which be said : "Any real
enmity between the two/ / countries ( Ger
many and the United States ) seems to
thoughtful minds Inconceivable. It Is
true that In disturbed , and beclouded
minds there exists the fear of a tariff
war between Germany anil this repub
lic a tariff war In which it Is com
monly the result that each of the con
tending parties punishes Itself In order
to bring the other to terms. There
are enough temperate men on both sides
to prevent any such results. " There
Is no real enmity between the two coun
tries , but Unit there Is a strong com
mercial hostility in Germany toward the
United States is unquestionable.
This has been manifested most ag
gressively and In various ways. The
exclusion of our cattle and our pork
products from that country Is but one
of numerous evidences of this hostility.
There appears to bo n. widespread
sentiment tliere that whatever Is Ameri
can Is undesirable and that It is the
duty of the German people to ireject
It.A recent manifestation of this
f
spirit Is seen in tlie action of the Prus
sian Federation of Manufacturers In
making a protest to the government
against sending German exhibits to the
Philadelphia , commercial museums. It
is indeed Inconceivable why the Ger
man manufacturers should have taken
this action , except upon the theory that
they are unfriendly to this country and
do not desire to cultivate closer com-
inexcial relations with it. Sending ex
hibits to the Philadelphia commercial
museums could certainly do no harm to
German manufacturing Interests , even
If it were no benefit to them.
As to a tariff war , tliere will be none
unless Germany provokes It and there
ire elements In that country which seem
ready and anxious to do this. They
have proclaimed It In the Kelchstag and
through the jn-ess. There , is reason to
think that the emperor himself Is not
averse to such a course. This country
will not invite a tariff wnr with Ger
many , but It will not and should not
make any very great sacrifice to avert
such a war , for It would have less seri
ous consequences for us than for Ger
many.
It matters not how much Omaha dis
criminates against It , Council muffs will
receive more enduring fame than Omaha
from the exposition. Corning , la. , Union.
There Is no Intention' whatever of
Omaha discriminating against Council
Hlnll's In the matter of the exposition' .
So far the two cities have worked har
moniously together and Omaha will not
begrudge any enduring fame which tlie
city across the river will derive from
the great enterprise. It is confident that
Council Hluffs will profit Immeasurably
by the exposition , and it will be glad to
share its benefits. The exposition , while
the chief burdens rest upon Omaha ,
must not be viewed as a local affair.
Its scope covers the whole transmlssis-
slppl region and every transmlssisslppl
state has It In its power to make Itself
one of the beneficiaries by participating
in it
The promotion of General John H ,
Ilrooke to the highest rank now known
to the United StativMirmy , that of major
general , In hailed with Joy by his many
friends In Omaha and Nebraska , where
as department commander , he made him
self popular with both military and ci
vilians with whom he came In contact.
General Ilrooke earned his shoulder
straps by actual service during and since
thu war. In his long re.sjdencc in this
city he insplied the confidence anil
respect of our citizens and oil' various
occasions proved his friendship for the
city and slate.
The wrecker of the Logansport bank ,
while professing readiness to pleail
guilty to the charge of embezzlement In
sists that be never In his life had nny
but honest motives. It Is remarkable
how criminals porsuadu themselves that
they are acting with the best Intentions
when committing crlnio nnd fall utterlj
to comprehend the enormity of Midi
misdeeds. Although men with sucl
blunted perceptions are most dangerous
to society they are thu first to play for
sympathy the moment they get to the
end of their rope and see the penalties
of the law staring them in the face.
The capitulations whoso abolition Is
included in the demands of the sultan ns
the price of pea en for Greece are thu
concussions granted In treaties by which
foreigners of particular nationalities re
siding In Turkey aru exempted from ( ho
i-lvll and criminal Jurisdiction of Turkish
tribunals nnd given the privilege of con-
milar courts. Wliat. thu .sultan wants
Is that the Greeks | Turkey stand on
thu samu footing In civil and criminal
' : nv as his own Turkish subjects.
Holding bick : opinions In Important
rases just because Iho decisions have
leaked somewhere does not strengthen
Iho supreme court with the public. If
tlm leaks trouble thu Judges they should
take steps to have them stopped. Thu
best way to avoid leaks is to announce
the decision of the court as soon as U Is
roncliutl miiiriiiiloiiliilon i rpimretl nml
approved. * > ' ; i
I.iiMirU-,1 I'OIIIP HlH'i.
Mlnii KJwlls Time * .
Each UnitedStalt's senator costs the coun-
ry $4,883 abovB"rijs salary of $5.000 n year ,
t Is not neccssarnto explain that senators
lave themsclvcV ; ( Timed a greater portion of
his BrabbagoVlb'tiflr ' ; ) demands upon the
'
rcasury. '
Ilf < iriu 111 fit 'Doeol Uerorin.
lnAlinl ) } > ell Journftl.
For years thV'pMullsls ' and democrats In
\ebroska have , Viccn denouncing the asaeaa-
nont of rallrodiJ Wppcrty In that state and
iromlslng that H Should bo taxed so ns to
> ear Its share of tlife burdens. The Uoard of
Tax Kquallzatlon has Just completed Us work
n that state , leaving the assessments of
railroads Just as'It found It. And this Is
reform.
IIiiiuoroiiH.
Milwaukee Wisconsin ,
For pure humor , unconscious perhaps , but
all the more amusing on that account , noth-
ng can exceed the democratic editorials de
claring against a protective tariff on the
Kromul that It offers temptations to dls-
lonesty. The same fellows who solemnly put
'orward this objection wcro advocates of the
ncomn tax feature of the preposterous Wil
son bill , which was pronounced uuconstltn-
'lonal by the supreme court.
I.UXMO.H OIIH < > | 1 1 > V Mllllfl ,
rhllndclplila. Ledger.
The decision of the United States circuit
court nt Chicago that the city U responsible
'or IOSKCS caused by riots docs not settle
this Important point of law , but U Indicates
an Usuo which must bo ecttlcd hi the nc.ir
'uturo either by a decision ot the supreme
court ot the United States , or better , by legal
nactmcnt. The case In question will , douht-
CES , bo taken to the supreme court for final
adjudication , but It will bo n.otcd that the
cult was brought under a lav ; of Illinois ,
and that , consequently , whatever the final
Icclslou may be , It will apply only to that
state.
Kill.10 I'lMlpllcoloN Of Hlllll-llllllCTK.
Olobc-Democrnt.
Despite the supreme court's recent de
cision agahst pooling the earnings of the
railroads are on the Increase. Hates are
maintained , on the whole , as well as they
ivcro under any pooling arrangement which
: ias ever been In operation. The disaster
hich was predicted by many railroad men
as n consequence of the decision has not
x > mo to hand. In common with financial
Interests ot all .sorts the railroads have
suffered during the trade stagnation , but
improvement Is under way In the entire busi
ness world , and the railroads , like all other
business enterprises , are beginning to feel
i Can't IMoiiHf All.
New York Tribune.
Japan now proposes to retaliate In consequence
quence of some of the details of our tariff
bill which she thinks are injurious to her.
A little while ago it was Mexico that was
discontented and harbored the design ot ex
cluding the American pig In reprisal. Ot
course , every European country Is opposed
to any tariff bill which we can devise , each
testifying Its resentment In Its own way ,
but quite ready to bo placated when Its In
terests He In tlio direction ot conciliation.
Wo cannot suit them all , nor. Indeed , any
ot them , for that matter , unless wo wcro to
submit our tariff bill to all of thorn , one
after another fpr revision. There would not
bo much left ot It after It got around.
The I'rcMiilont'N Cnliaii Policy.
lileaifo Tribune.
The Interstate Commerce commission Is
composed of five members , not more than
three of whom can.jbe ot the same political
party. There iaro now thico democrats on
the commission. Colonel , 'MorrUou's term
expires at the conclusion ot the present cal
endar year andj there , tare already a score or
two of applications , for his place. He takes
It for granted that .the president will desire
to appoint a republican to succeed him.
Perhaps it was the knowledge of this fact
which , resulted. In a , curious little interview.
, , , "Can. you tell me. " said , the Tribune , cor-
Vespondent , "What ' the"president's .Cuban
policy will be ? " . ,
"I think I can , " said the colonel.
"What will ho do ? " , ,
"Ho will bo very cautious. "
Ihu
Dilbuijue Times.
-The Omaha TransniisslEslpiil Exposition U
forging ahead In good style. At this early
date the management have $1,000.000 In sight ,
nnd it Is confidently expected that $2,000.000
will be expended In the completion of this
great western enterprise the greatest ever
undertaken west' of Chicago. The metropolis
of Nebraska has many men In its citizen
ship ot characteristic push , and Omaha is
now determined to demonstrate to the world
that she Is the chief city ot no mean state.
Nebraska Is a grand , good commonwealth
In spite ot the adverse criticisms that have
been hurled at her and her sandhills. The
Transmlsalsslppl Exposition will do much to
disprove the slanders of the past , and to help
assure the state's brilliant future , which It
Is bound to attain , because of Intrinsic worth
In soli and fertility.
NKW YOHIC HXI'HXSKS.
Iteiiilrc l ( o Hun ( in- Ma
chinery of IIn > Illu' Clly.
New York Sun.
The municipal expenditures of London , the
largest city in the world , amount to about
? SO,000,000 yearly , thus divided , roughly ,
among the variqus Items : Water service ,
$10,000,000 ; police department , | 10.0nO,000 ;
public charities , $12,500,00,0 ; schools , $10,000-
000 ; health department. ? 3COO,000 ; fire de
partment , $1,000,000 ; department of streets ,
$10,000,000 ; gas , $3,000,000 ; Interest on mun
icipal dcpt , $5,000,000 , and miscellaneous ex
penses , the balance , $15,000,000. Paris , with
about one-half the total population of the
city of London , spends In a year , $75,000,000 ,
or considerably more per capita. The ques
tion has been naked how the expenses of the
Greater New York are likely to compare
with thee of London and Paris.
The present population of London Is ,
roughly , fi,500.000. and the population of the
Greater Now York Is , roughly , 3,300,000 , the
relation of the two cities to each other in
respect of population being as five to three.
The population ot Paris. Is 2,500,000 , The
total expenses of the city op Now York In a
yuar , amount , approximately , to $47,000,000.
Those of the city of Urooklyn amount , ap
proximately , to $13,000,000. The expenses of
Long Island City > are nbout $600,000 a year ,
of HIchmond comity $500,000 , and of the
Queens county ipwpqiannexed to the Grcatci
New York $150,900. making a total of $01-
250,000 for ( no'1 whole of the ter
ritory to be Included , on January
It , 1898 , In the Greater Now
York , This Isriu larger ratio of municipal
expfndltpro to.4jf ) Jjiopulatipn than prevails
In London , but a smulhr one than Is the rule
In Paris. The ijollco dppartmc-nt of New
York City ccatO'$8,000,000 ' a year , and the
police department In Brooklyn $2,300,000 ,
and the total cu } .ptthe pcllcu In the Greater
New Yoik wll he about $0.500 000 a year , or
nearly au nuicnus that of the city of Lon
don , The Urtwmid water s&rvlccn are
Jollied In this city .Instead of being s'pir teil ,
us la the cc > ) O in London , The expciicea n !
the DepartiiHiu"dtPublic Works In New
York are $ ! ! , &C9.0pf ) . end those of tlm Depnr-
ment of City Wprks. which corresponds to li
In Hrooklyn. jliOCr.OOO , and when to this the
oxpercu of the IWl/irlment of Street Improve
ments In the fUtuntiborough of lironx. $630-
000. la added , thcro is a total In cxccr 3 of
$0,000,000 in the whole teirltory for thrne
Itema. Thn expense of the flro de-nartrncnt
In New York U $ J,300,000 , In Drooklyn U
U Jt.300,000 , nnd ( i > all of the Greater New
York It h. .flubslantlally. $1,500.009. The
Item of I ( crest on the public debt amount i
, ln New York to $5.500.008 , ami In Urooklyn
to 53,303,009 , and iu the other loalltlt In
eluded In tus Greater New York to $200-
C90 , a total ot about $9,000 000 , or about twice
that of London , Tlie expenditure for charit
able purposes In New Yrrk City this year lo
$ 3.003,000 , and In DrooUlyn about $400,000.
Thd Item of education appear * to the extent
cf $0,000.000 In Hie budget of' New York'CU )
: nd to the extent of $2,703,000 In tlie budget
o nrooklyn , l-reopcctlvo of the contributions
of Unas two c.tlej ana ot the .other district' ,
of the Greater New York to thoaUte educa
tional fund , which bring * up the total amount
lo $10,000,000. L'JBS Itland City expeuds
$115,000 u year tor cducat > ousl purposes.
nr..vi.i.\i WITH CIIUA.
Philadelphia Press : Spain Is once more
iranclng around smacking her palms , cock
ing her hat over her left eye and otherwise
putting up a belligerent bluff toward the
United States. Hut this Is one time when
auch antics won't work.
Philadelphia Press : The wisest policy or
this government toward Spsln and her In
surgent subJcctR In Cuba Is that of thn two
I'ennsylvanla senators on the Morgan bellig
erency resolution one of strict neutrality.
Had nil the rest of the senators stayed away
the resolution would not have been adopted.
Now York Mall anil Uxpress : llls-
, ory may yet have to acknowl
edge that Mr. Olney's most brll-
lant achievement as secretary of sta'.o
was his success In concealing tlio fuel that
ic had been bluntly snubbed by Spain In his
officious offer of mediatory services to that
government. His effort was llko that of u
nan , who , after having been kicked by a
vicious mule , hides the wound from public
Right until the soreness has left It.
Detroit Journal : The president wants BC.T.
room to maneuver the ship of state , of which
ho has Just taken command. Ulvc him
room ; glvo him a chance to work out hid
iicnlgn purpose to restore -work and pros
perity to our own country. He Is president
of tlio United Statrn , and not of Cuba. Our
own people are suffering. Vast Interests are
awaiting for the word of life and awakening
to come to them.Vo have no Imperative
duty to the Insurgents ot Cuba ; but wo have
a most Imperative and urgent duty to the
United States ot America , and their .people.
Kansas City Star : Thcro Is not much
reason to hope for the success of the presl-
lent's plans for thu liberation of Cuba , for n
similar proposition was discussed during the
Cleveland administration and rejected. U Is
not Improbable that Spain would consent
lo complete nmiu'sty , and with the guarantee
of the United States ot good behavior on the
part ot the Insurgents the proposed with
drawal ot Spanish troops might be acceded
to. But Spain has positively declared that
she will not , under any circumstances , con
sent to the Independence of tlio Island upon
the payment of Indemnity or for any other
consideration , and whatever expectations nro
raised on that score will bo disappointed.
Hut It congress will leave the matter to the
president the American citizens who uro
suffering and destitute on the island will ho
relieved ot present distress and probably
secured from future privations by the means
the president has employed , nnd that will be
an Important achievement.
1'HllSOXAIi AMI OTIII'JIIWISB.
Alleghany county , Maryland. Is furnishing
a governor , a United States senator and a
United States subtreamirer all at once.
Hard times tapped the barrels of Kentucky
values and n leakage of $21,000,000 Is certi
fied to by the State Hoard ot Equalization.
The greatest opportunity of the century
yawns for a man capable of leading a suc
cessful crusade In favor ot a fipacillc duty
on tariff speeches.
It Is reported , now , that Father Knelpp Is
not dead , though still In a precarlou.s con
dition , Even the apoptlcs ot health can not
keep themselves allvo forever.
Chief Justice Judd of Hawaii , who Is now
In this country , was graduated from Yale in
1SG2 , and his two sons will be graduated
from the same institution at the coming com
mencement.
The Papyrus club of Doston has given
$1,000 to the Bcston public library , to be
expended for the purchase of books to serve
as a memorial collection to thu late John
Uoyle O'ltellly.
American trolley cars and American corn
are the latest contribution to the civilization
of Egypt. Thus the infant among nations
blazes the way and incidentally rustles the
whiskers of national patriarchs.
The German army is to have a new rifle.
The military history of Europe for tbo past
quarter ot a century seems to ahow that
standing armies are maintained principally
for the benefit of the arms factories.
The city ot Drooklyn advertised the other
day tor a loan of $400,000 , 3 % per cent gold
bonds , forty years , exempt from local taxa
tion. Responses to the extent of $3,800,000
, Were received and one firm ottered ? 418-
107.GI for the $400.000 bonds.
The Philadelphia Ledger advocates the pur.
chase by Philadelphia of the palcontologlc.il
collection of the late Prof. Cope at the price
for which it is ottered , $50,000. Us scientific
value , it eays "Is so , widely recognized that
several large scientific Institutions In other
part.s of the country , particularly New York ,
are said to bo making strong efforts to secure
the amount of money necessary for Its pur
chase. "
Senator Deboc- , the new ecnator from Ken
tucky , visited the stationery loom of the
senate the other day , and made a selection
of paper , pens , pencils , paper cutters , blot
ting pads , a penknife and other appropriate
articles. "I think that Is all I want , " he
said , as hq turned to go. "Haven't you for
gotten a corkscrew ? " asked the clerk. "No , "
said the senator ; "that lo a thing I do not
want , even If I do come from' Kentucky. I
do not drink and I do not smokc.
' IOWA 1'UKSS COMMENT.
Sioux City Times : Farmers who have been
marketing cattle and hogs this year have no
complaint to make about the low price of
corn. dk
Sioux City Journal : The Iowa State uni
versity Is to graduate the largest class this
year In its history. Education is popular ,
and the boys and girls will have It despite
the hard time ? .
Cedar Haplds Republican : The would-be
nominees who got left when the three silver
parties meet at DCS Molncs to divide up the
oillces will have the comforting thought that
the tlireo parties combined wuro beaten last
fall by a plurality of 05,552 , and that they
are likely to get snowed under still deeper
tills year.
Ilurllngton Gazette- : The free sllverltes
have evidently turned themselves locae in
Iowa. Free sliver populistt' , republicans and
democrats have promulgated their doctrine
and have agreed upon this 23d day of Juno
us the date of their convention , at which
each ono of them will nominate the same
ticket , nnd prominent among the candidates
mentioned for governor upon this strange
and wonderful ticket is that ot Amos
Stocla'l , the sensational prohibitionist of
Illoomflcld. Uls name 1-3 mentioned In uni
son with that of Holey , and much import
ance ii , given It.
LOOKING lluiCWAIII ; > .
An lixiiiiiplp if HiiHliioMH I'liMh Set liy
, the KlrHt UoiiKrewM.
Indianapolis Journal.
The flret congrets that met after the
adoption ot the constitution allowed what u
business congress shouW be , H met March
I , 1780 , It had to create u government out
of the rough , but before creating the various
departments It enacted Important liuwlaofH
legislation. Tlio first thing It did after the
Inauguration of the president wus to pass a
tariff law.
At that time there wts no precedent for
a tariff law , yet congress formulated and
pasjed ono which was approved by the presi
dent on July 4 , and went Into operation In
August. This UMB the second act parsed by
congress , the first having been ono pre
scribing the form of oath to bo taken by
mumberH of the federal government. The
third waa a tonnage net , by which , foreign
veaiola bringing goods Into tbo United States
were to pay a duty of DO cents a ton , while
American veiselrt went to pay only 0 cents a
ton. This discriminating act iu favor of
American , shipping wes characteristic of a
period when congrcea believed In legislating
for American Interests. The tonnage act
went Into operation Immediately , and , In con
nection with the tariff act , BBVO the new
government amplt * means. Having thus pro-
vlded for a Biilllcleat revenue , congrccia pro-
ccedod lo create three executive departments ,
ramely , the State. Treasury and War. These
ucro organized In all their dettlla. It next
mated a federal Judiciary. Then It tool :
up another important business matter , and
ao on , ono after another , during the entire
session.
Thh flrat congreia created a revenue , cre
ated the machinery of govornmeiit , passed
an act which laid the foundation of an Amer
ican merchant inarlno , created the executive
departments nnd did a thousand other things
without any wrangling , any talking against
time , any sentimental resolutions relating to
foreign countrleo or peoples , any apecchco
"for buncombe" In short , without any
ivuto of timo. It was a bualneirs congreui ,
and I In senator ) was shorter than many of re-
cm t years. It In a pity thu country could
not bare another boaiucta coogru > 3.
CHICAGO LAKE FRONT CASE
Commissioner of General Ltiml Office Gives
Ilis Decision ,
REVERSES THE RULING OF LAMOREAUX
Title * of lliililiTM I'litlcr ' ( lie 1'iiti-nt to
Itolicri A. Klnrlillnlil lioiul- . .
Involved U'orlli Klf-
teen MlllltiliN.
WASHINGTON. May 26. lllngor Her
mann , commissioner of the general land of
fice , today announced his decision In the Chicago
cage Inko front CUM > , reversing the decision
ot Commissioner Lamoreaux , and denying
and i ejecting the , application ot Harvey M.
La I'ollcttc nnd Mnthlns Henncr to loc.ito
MoKco scrip on the lands. This allows the
patent rendered to Hobert A. Klnzlc In li-Ut
to stand for the benefit ot the grantees.
The commissioner holda that the Kliulct
patent applies to all lands In the tract
stretching to the shore line ; that the accretions -
tions Inure to the benefit ot those who hold
timlor the Klnzle patent ; and thirdly , that
thcro WHS ample justification for directing
and holding a rehearing. The lands Involved
wore valued at upwards of $15,000,000.
Tln > term "meander" tuc-an * a surveyed
Him run from ono corner to smother follow-
Inc the wnter course ns neir : ns ninny be to
tlellne the stream or lnl < e by botmdiiry lines ,
nr an the inanunl states "Taking tlio BOU-
oral course and dlstnnec ? of their slnuosl-
lies. " Section 10 In described un fractional.
Whiit made It fractlonul ? Most assuredly
tliu lake shore thn wulor line of the grout
lake. The bank alone did not make It frac
tional. Observations from authorities ex
amined beingIn accordance with my find
ings of fact a nil with the law applicable
thereto. 1 must Itold Unit the patent to Hub-
nrt Klnzlc conveyed to him all the lam ! to
the waters of tlio Ink is MlrlilKiin ns thu
shore line existed nt tlie time of bis entry
nml nurchaso anil I ilecldc accordingly. AH
to nny land which may bo nccretlon It Is
held Hint such Inured to the owner ot the
main laiul ; .since the tlllo by patent related
back and took effect from his entry.
It In Immaterial to consider the rights
between those who claim Ihuiugh the orig
inal rhmrlnn owners In this cafe as-to lands
formeil by nccretlon since the Klnzlo entry
and thu rlalmants who ilerlve title from the
slate of Illinois , nnd who are also parties to
this hearing , since It Is tlie province of
this olllce at tills time to conllne Us attention
to tlie ciucstlon whether the liinil In dispute
Is vacant , unappropriated public land of the
1'nlted States subject to entry. Having
found thru said lands are not public lands
< if the United States It IN unnecessary to de
termine further as to thu tliloa ot these
t > artlea.
In behalf of X. K. Fairbanks , F. 1C. .Win
ston. the Chlcnuo Uoi'k ami Canal company ,
Potter Palmer , A.j. . Farwell , tlie trustees
of the Ogden estate anil Uedlleld Proctor ,
nlllduvlta have been filed In support of their
nrotesls , nil nlleplng- terms their respec
tive Interests under title dernlgned from
llobert A. Klnzle or under contract with the
Lincoln park oommlstloners and denying
that this land IB United States ptopeity or
vacant nubile land ,
The case will be appealed immediately to
the secretary of the Interior , which decision ,
however , In any event , will not be final , as
the case will bo carried through the courts.
The decision holds that no consideration Is
deemed necessary as to tbo protests ot I'eter
T. Johnson , in which he asks permission to
renew his former application to make home-
Mtead entry and also to file Valentine scrip In
case the McKee scrip owners were sus
tained. The samu disposal is made of the
protest of George W. Strceter , who asserts
a claim in himself under lila application to
locate a military bounty land warrant and-
also to make homestead entry on a portion of
the land Involved , and who asks that he bo
allowed to intervene and renew his eald ap
plication in the event this olflce should de
cide said lands to bo subject to disposal by
the United States.
The appearance of W. II. Cox In the case
and tlie argument submitted In his behalf arc
not referred .to In this consideration , as it Is
understood the decision says that his rela
tion was that of au amicus curiae In these
proceedings.
The decision says :
Private persons nnd eorporatlons claim nnd
occupy the land uupHed for.For over forty
yearn much ot this occupancy lias continued
nnd extensive and valuable Improvements
are uon the land. H embraces valuable
lirlek and wooden buildings , used for resi
dence , business and manufacturing1 purposes ,
and one of the parties pi-oles'tlng and con
testing the application of the scrip owners
Is the state of Illinois , through the com
missioners of Uncoln park , In Chlcapo , who
appear as the agents of the state. The llrst
olliclal survey made of township 39 by the
Land department of tlie United States was
on June 20 , 1S21. This distinctly locates f ake
Michigan ns the eastern boundary of the
fractional section 10. north of the Chicago
rv ! r , and the Chicago rlvor to bo Its south
ern boundary , while the regular section lines
bound It on the west and north.
On 'May 17 , ISIIl. Hobert A. Klnzlc made pre.
cmptlr > n cash entry for ' the lot or north frac.
tjon ot section 10 of the township , containing
102 'acres. ' " On March 10. l 7. patent Issued
for said entry , describing the lam ] dis
tinctly. Among the entry palters of llobert
A. Klnzlo is found an allldavlt by him.
dated June 1C , 183ii , showing cultivation of
and residence upon the land embraced In his
entry , and plating that Lake Michigan Is
the eastern boundary thereof.
From f-vldenco on.c \ \ ' the conclusion is
irresistible that the north pier has been the
eausc of. some of the additional land made
and now found to be a ii.irt of the main
land and of the land In controversy. The
scrip owners contend that the ICInzle bound
ary was the survey line run west of shore
line and that at the time of patent there
remained vacant nnd unappropriated over
plxtj' acres between these two lands , and
that Klnzle's entry did not touch the waters
of Like Michigan at nny point ; .that the
I land ca.st of tlie survey has constantly In
creased by the accretion to the extent of ICO
acres ? , all of which Is vacant public domain.
A e.-roful examination falls to sustain this
contention.
KITHS IX TI1IJVI3ATIIKIL IIUUKAl/ / .
NIMV Ilui iir < nr liy Chief Miif > ro In
WASHINGTON , May 2C , The most signifi
cant development In weather forr-caullng for
years , making It possible to forecast for a
period of sixteen hours longer than at pres
ent and more accurately , has been attained
by the Weather bureau and Boon will bear
practical fruit. This Is the ( result of ex
periments with kites Down at distances of ono
to two miles above the surface of the earth ,
which have been quietly conducted In thin
city for Rome weeks. Dally readings have
been taken at this altitude and the fact bus
been established that tbo alilftlng of the
wind occurs at a mile level abovu the earth's
surfuco from twelve to sixteen hours before
the same change ot direction OCCIIIH on tbo
ftiirfaco. This Is due to the eamo forces
which operate to cause wind uhlftu to pro
duct ) a storm ; ono condition being dependent
on the other. Secretary of Agriculture WIN
son has -taken great interest In the experi
ments , which were made by Chief Moore of
the Weather bureau , and his consultallons
with I'rol. Moore have resulted In the formu
lation of a policy which will make weather
predictions more valuable In the future ,
The most Imperfect part of weather fore
casts now is the prediction OH to rain or
snow. Meteorologists for the past ten , years
Hey a I makes the load pure ,
wlioleiorno and delicious.
Absolutely Pure
1 BOYAl BAKING POWOtll CO. , NCW YORK.
have been Impressed with the fncl thai
future data AS to storms must come from
a knowledge of upper air conditions. The *
ncroplano Investigations , as Announced to
day , have reached that point where It cnn bo
safely dialed that within six ( months the
government weather bureau for the first
time In the history ot any meteorological
ncrvlco can construct a telegraphic yn-
cnronal chart bnced on air conditions ono
tnllo above the earth , The chart will cover the
conditions between the Alleghenles and the-
Hocklca At the outset. Chief Moore saya thin
step probably will mark a now epc > ch In the
weather forecasting problem. With these
high level readings the bureau will have
the moisture contents ot the upper strata r.
well nn the lower. H will ho seen how Im
portant this double Information ls when It
Is considered that the two strata of nlr may ,
by shifting of thu wind , become mixed within
twenty-four hours nnd that tlu precipitation
will depend upon the average moisture ot
the mass.
U'llKlllj THU l'l\ ) COMK.H IX.
Atlanta Constitution : " 1 moke whisky , "
snlil the moonshiner , "to make shoe * for my
lltiln children. "
Tlie tuilge seemed touched , for he hail
rhlldren f his own. "I K.vmMthlzc | with
vou. he until , "and I tun trolng to send you
lo the Ohio penitentiary , where Vou can fol
low the shot ! Ini5lm.n for two years. " \
Cleveland Lender : Mrs. DunlelRli-It Is
xerv singular thai your mother nlwiiyn bat ) .
Dens to cnll on me when I am out.
Little Mossle Dlmpleton Oh , we can see
from unr front window whenever you go
a way.
Indianapolis' Journal : "Queer east In
court this afternoon , " said the court reporter -
porter ns he turned ui his co'lar and closed
" 10 window c.
" \Vlinl was It ? " asked the police reporter.
" .V woman was on trial for counterfeiting.
j < - liad been marking down $ ! 0 bills to
If 11.US.
Cincinnati Enquirer : "Spcaklnc of Cuban
rlftliiKs and Insurrections , " said Wallace ,
1 shrill never forget one that occurred
twenty years ago. "
"Were you present ? " asked Ferry.
"Very miieli so. It happened about five
minutes after I bad llf.hte.d one of my
father's big black Havana cigars. "
Washington Star : "How do you expeet us
to raise all this money ? " asked the Grcelc
ftntesman.
"lly taxation , of course , " replied the
"I wls > li I rould have had n little more time
to think It over. 1 don't know which would
be worse ; to face a tariff dubnto or go ahead
with the war. "
MISTAKES AND FA1LU1JK3.
Detroit News.
Though every rlian must make mistakes.
They're few the -\\lt possessing
To profit ! > > ' an error past
And change It to n b'eft-Ing.
Dut , while ennnnendlntr such as these ,
H also mn > - lm ct | ( , , .
Who by his failures prolHeth
Uy creditors Is liatuii.
THU .MUSIC CllltH.
.T. Kemlrlrl : Unites In Hnrptrr's Jtnc
Conic , all ye sore nnd weary folk who'vo
suffered many n year.
The greatest of tlie remedies to cure your
Ills Is huro ;
No matter what your trouble , be your heart
or liver wrong- ,
You now may llnd correction In tlio meas
ures of n song.
When In your side your vermiform appendix
takes n freak
To twist and twirl and twlngnnd throb tilt
you can hardly speak ,
No Inncer call a surgeon in , nt knife and
table scoff ,
And summon Jean do Ilcszko nnd get biro
to sing It off.
If to your toe the living rich of days that
nro no more
Should bring- those gouty feelings that no
fellow bankers for ,
Strike UD your waltze of Slrausa , or sorno
swift pirouette , and so
With those Infectious dancing- strains Inocu
late that toe.
For ordinary troubles , such ns colic pains'
or chilis ,
Throe times a day take Mozart'u Safe and ;
Sure Symphonic Scmllls ;
And If the trouble does not. yield to them ,
vou may be sure
Mascagni's- Intermezzo Pills will work a
Oeedy cure.
And when you travel , blessed thought , no
matter where It be ,
Vou need not worry over any kind of misery.
So long ns ere you start abroad you do not
fall lo jjet.
What doubtless soon they'll give us now ,
a Cure-all Orsulnottc.
Or If perchance this does not cure ns Boon
ns wo desire.
No matter what kind of disease our system
mav acquire.
We're better oft than o'er before beneath
tills system grand ,
Which for thu doctor's subslltutes the meas
ures of the band !
STEADY
AIM
is bound to hit the mark , and
persistent endeavor in the
right direction must win suc
cess.
If the volume of our busi
ness in nearly a score of retail
stores has been steadily increasing -
*
creasing * for a quarter of a
century , it is because we have
never relaxed our purpose to
make the best clothing that
we could make and to improve
upon every fault in fit or con
struction ,
And this spring's display of
suits for men and boys is ,
therefore , our best achieve
ment to date. It includes a
large variety of styles , pat
terns , shapes and sizes , and
no man of average proportions
need have any trouble in find ,
ing a perfect fit. $8 'and $10
buys a good business suit.
Better ones at $12.50 to 520 ,
KING & CO , I
S. W. Cor.
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